A new Google Docs — They say a house is only as good as its foundation, and we believe the same holds true for web applications like Google Docs. With our old foundation, we could continue delivering most features you wanted quickly, but over time it became clear that some just weren't possible.

After iPad, Rivals Offer Variations on a Theme — Just as Apple's iPhone shook up a complacent cellphone industry, the company's iPad is provoking PC makers — and non-PC makers — to fight back with new devices. — Google — a search and advertising company — is soon expected to begin selling …

Google CEO Disses Blogging — Eric Schmidt runs the biggest single blog network in the world, which makes it all the more bizarre that the Google CEO was insulting bloggers at a newspaper conference today. Was it something we said, Eric? Here's what Schmidt told the American Society …

Google CEO: ‘Journalism will triumph’ — The chief executive of Google has a message for the staggering newspaper industry: Things will get better. — But, Google CEO Eric Schmidt told a group of industry brass Sunday evening, that will mean big changes to the news business and Google …

Plink is joining Google! — We have some very exciting news - Plink has just been acquired by Google. — We started Plink to bring the power of visual search to everyone, and we're delighted to be taking a big step towards that goal today. Google has already shown that it's serious …

Google to Open-source VP8 for HTML5 Video — Google will soon make its VP8 video codec open source, we've learned from multiple sources. The company is scheduled to officially announce the release at its Google I/O developers conference next month, a source with knowledge of the announcement said.

Adobe Creative Suite 5 Now Available — As expected, Adobe's Creative Suite 5 has officially become available. Including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash Catalyst and 11 more products, it's pricey—but reaming with the goods needed for any designer serious about their work.

The Gradual Disappearance Of Flash Websites — If you want to “go big” visually with a website, delivering complex interaction and a rich experience across a wide range of browsers, Flash is the only way to go. Right? Nope. Given the widespread adoption and advancements of modern browsers …

Netflix Now Available on the Wii™ Console — Jessie Becker here from Marketing and we're thrilled to let you know that we are now shipping instant streaming discs for the Wii to ALL members who want one today! If you didn't reserve a disc already, click here and we will ship …

Google Plans To Expand Cloud Computing Services — When you think of developer-focused web computing services, the first thing that probably comes to mind is Amazon's hugely popular AWS, which includes S3 (storage) and EC2 (processing). Google has its own web computing service — namely …

The Adobe - Apple Flame War — The short version: — Who, in his right mind, expects Steve Jobs to let Adobe (and other) cross-platform application development tools control his (I mean the iPhone OS) future? Cross-platform tools dangle the old “write once, run everywhere” promise.

Apple to Lend Hand to IAd Producers — Early Adopters Get an Added Bonus: Some Fairy Dust From Company Itself — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Apple's not just getting into the business of selling ads. They're going to make them as well, at least in the beginning for the earliest adopters of the new iAd format.

Jason West and Vincent Zampella's new call of duty — The duo behind the popular video game franchise plan a new company — Respawn Entertainment — and a distribution linkup with Electronic Arts. — Jason West, left, and Vince Zampella, creators of Activision's Call of Duty video game …

2010 sees worst Q1 for VCs raising funds since 1993 — Venture capital firms across the country raising funds during the first quarter of 2010 got off to the slowest start since 1993. A report released Monday by the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters said 32 funds raised …